Hose reel and drier.



B. H. JONES.

HOSE REEL AND DRIER.

APPUCATION FILED AUG. 20. $915.

Patented June 20, 1916.

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'5. H, Jones Patented June 20, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- "FIEi E Terence will be had to the accompanying BRADY H. JONES, F NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 GEORGE J'. PAIGE, OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

HOSE REEL AND DRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2c, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BRADY H. JONES, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Nashville, in the county of-Davidson and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose Reels and Driers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enthe winding of the hose upon the reel. Another object of this invention is to provide means for rotating the reel by the rota tion of the axle of the truck, for winding the hose upon the reel while the truck is being drawn from one place to another, and furtherv to provide means for shifting the reel longitudinally for moving it into or out of operative connection with the axle of the truck.

Another object of this invention is to provide standards which are pivotally connected to the supporting structure of the hose reel and drier, so that they may be moved into a supporting position for raising the supporting wheels of the reel and drier above the surface of the ground for permitting the winding upon or the unwinding from the reel of a hose, while the hose reel and drier structure remains stationary.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of'parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, refdrawings, wherein like characters designate several views, andin which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved hose reel and drier, Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view, Fig. a is a vertical section through the frame to one side of the able others skilled in the art to which it apcarried by the truck structure, and

like and corresponding parts throughout the meshes with a. gear 27, which is mounted reel, Fig. 5 is a vertical section through the reel, showing the opposite side of the same from that shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a cross section on the line 66 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 7 is a fragmentary longitudinal section through a part of the reel.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the truck structure of the reel as an entirety, which has an axle supportlng' yoke 2 swivelly connected to the front end of the same, which rotatably supports an axle 3 upon which is mounted a supporting wheel 4:. A handle 5 is connected to the yoke 2 in any suitable manner and extends forwardly therefrom, for facilitating the drawing of the truck over the ground.

The rear end of the truck 1 is composed of apair of arms 7 and 8, which diverge as they extend rearwardly from the forward endof the truck frame. The rearends of the arms 7 and 8 are connected to a hollow casing 18 hereinafter described, in which a rear axle 9 is rotatably mounted, which axle has supporting wheels 10 and 11 rigidly mounted upon its outer ends. The axle 9 has standards 12 and 13 connected thereto and extending upwardly therefrom, which standards have their upper ends connected by a cross bar 14. I

The standard 13 has a rod 15 rotatably supported thereby, which rod extends longitudinally through the hose reel 16, and has an enlarged head 17 detachably mounted upon its inner end, which is positioned within the interior of the reel 16. The head 17 is provided with internal screw threads,

'which are connected to a sleeve 18. The

sleeve 18 is rotatably mounted upon a second sleeve '20, which sleeve extends through the standard 12 and communicates with a rotary suction fan structure 21, which is supported by the outer surface of the standard 12. A second standard 22 is provided, which rotatably supports a shaft 23, by means of which the blades 24: of the fan structure 21 are propelled. The shaft 23 has a gear 25 mounted thereupon, which meshes with a second gear 26. The gear 26 in turn upon the rear axle 9 for rotation therewith.

The inlet pipe 28 of communicates with the'interior of the tube 20, which tube communicates with the interi'or of the tube 18. The reel 16 is constructed of a hollow drum, which has a pluthe fan structure 21, i

rality of radiating arms or fingers 29 secured'to one end, for retaining the hose thereon. A short length 30 of pipeextends diametrically through the drum of the-reel 16, and through the tube 18, communicating with the interior of the same. The pipe 18 has its end, which projects out of the drum of the reel 16, angled, and screw threaded, as is shown at 31, for connection with one end of the hose.

The sleeve 18 is slidably mounted upon the sleeve 20, and a spiral spring 34 is coiled about the sleeve 20. One end of the spring 34 engages the outer end of the sleeve 18, and the other end engages a collar 35, which is mounted upon the sleeve 20. The spring 34 tends to force the sleeve 18 outwardly upon the sleeve 20 toward the inher end of the latter sleeve.

The drum 16 has a gear 36 mounted upon its end, remote from the end through which the sleeve 18 projects. The gear 36 meshes with a gear 37 which is mounted upon the axle 9 for rotation therewith, for rotating the reel 16 for winding a hose thereupon, or unwinding it from the reel.

A lever 38 is pivotally connected, as is shown at 39, to the standard 13, and it has one end thereof bent angularly, as is shown at 40, for engagement with the outer sur-;

face of the gear 36, for forcing the reel 16 and the gear 36 longitudinally upon the rod or shaft 15 and sleeve 20, againstthe tension of the spring 34, for moving the gear 36 out of meshing engagement with the gear 37.

The axle 9 has collars 41 and 42 mounted upon the casing 43, which encompasses the axle and to which collars the arms 7 and 8 are connected. The collars 41 and 42 have depending ears 44 formed thereon, to which are pivotally connected standards 45 and 46. The standards 45 and 46 are longer than the radius of the supporting wheels, so that, when the standards are moved to a vertical position, the wheels 10 and 11 will be moved off of the ground, to permit of their free and unimpeded rotation, without necessitating the travel of the truck. Hooks,

indicated at 47 and 48, are provided, for engagement with pins 49, which are carried by the standards, for holding the standards in a folded position, as is shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. 7

When it is desired to wind a hose upon the reel 16, one end of the hose is attached to the screw threaded end 31 of the rod 18, and the truck is drawn over the ground, which rotates the reel by the rotation of the supporting wheels and the rear. axle 9, through the meshing engagement of the gears 36 and 37. The rotation of the axle 9 also operates the fan 21, by the meshingof the gears 25, 26 and 27, which creates a suction through the tubes 20, the tube 18 and the pipe 30, for drawing the water out ofthe hosev during its winding upon the reel. 7

When it is desired to transport the truck from one place to another, without winding or rotating the drum 16, the lever 38 is moved upon its pivotal point, for moving its end 40 into engagement with the outer surface of the gear 36, which forces the tube or reel 16 inwardly about the shaft 15 and the tube 20, against the tension of the spring '34, and thereby moving the gears 36 and 37 From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of construction and of the method of operation of the improved hose reel and drier will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to Which this inl vention appertains and, while in the foregoing description, the principle of the operation of this invention has been described together with various features of construction, it is to be understood that I do not desire to limit my invention tol the specific structure disclosed as certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be altered to suit practical conditions, provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

1. In a hose reel and drier, the combination, of a hose retaining reel, means for rotating said reel, a suction fan communicating with said reel for creating a suction through the hose during its Winding upon or unwinding from said reel.

2. In a hose reel structure, the combination, of a truck structure, a reel rotatably carried by said truck structure, a fan carried by said truck structure, means for operating said fan by the traction of said truck structure, a tube extending centrally within said reel, a pipe extending radially through said reel and communicating with said tube, said tube communicating with the inlet of said fan for creating a suction through the tube and said pipe for drawing water out of the hose during winding upon or unwinding from said reel, and means for rotating said reel by the traction ofsaid truck.

3. In a hose reel and drier, the combination, of a hose retaining reel, means for r0- tating said reel, a suction fan communicating with said reel for creating a suction through the hose during its Winding or unwinding upon or from said reel, and means by which the rotation of said reel may be prevented during traction of said truck.

4. In a hose reel and drier structure, the combination, of a truck structure, a pair of standards carried by said truck structure, a shaft rotatably carried by one of said standards, a tube rigidly carried by another of said standards, a second tube rotatably mounted about said first named tube and operatively connected to said shaft, a reel,

drum mounted upon said shaft and said second named tube, a suction fan communicating with said first named tube and said second named tube, a pipe extending radially through said reel drum and communicating with said second named tube, said pipe having its outer end corrugated for engagement with one end of a hose for sucking Water out of the hoSe' during operation of said fan and winding operation of the hose upon said drum, and means for operating said fan by the traction of said truck structure.

5. In a hose reel and drier structure, the combination, of a truck structure, a pair of standards carried by said truck structure,

a shaft rotatably carried by one of said standards, a tube rigidly carried by another of said standards, a second tube rotatably mounted about said first named tube and operatively connected to said shaft, a reel drum mounted upon said shaft and said second named tube, asuction fan communicating with said first named tube and said second named tube, a pipe. extending radially through said reel drum and communicating with said second named tube, said pipe having its outer end corrugated for engagement With one end of a hose for sucking Water out of the hose during operation of said fan and Winding operation of the hose upon said drum, means for operating said fan by the traction of said truck structure, a pair of gears operatively connecting said truck structure and said reel drum for rotating the reel drum upon traction of said truck structure, and means by which said gears may be moved out of meshing engagement for permitting of the traction of said truck Without rotating said reel drum, and means for automatically returning said gears into meshing engagement upon movement of said first named means into an inoperative position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

W. M. JORDiAN, W. F. DAVIS.

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